Their COM 180 professors must be proud because on the weekend of Oct. 16 seniors Jonathan Rios and Justin Harris led Pepperdine's parliamentary debate team to its first-ever tournament win exhibiting an impressive display of rhetorical sparring a near-comprehensive understanding of top global issues and creative problem-solving abilities. Forty … [Read more...] about Debate team takes first in tournament
Pep graduate works on film project in Africa
Mere months after graduating from Pepperdine Bobby Arnot is already working on major motion pictures. Most recently he spent two months in South Africa assisting with a movie titled "Machine Gun Preacher which was directed by Marc Forster, the man behind the lens on the latest Bond flick, Quantum of Solace as well as Monster's Ball … [Read more...] about Pep graduate works on film project in Africa
D.P.S. REPORTS
10/19/10 10:44 p.m. Disturbance- Loud Noise Location: Heroes Garden Summary: Public Safety received a complaint that a group of students were being very loud. The group identified themselves as a fraternity that was filming a staged pillow fight for a telecommunications class. 10/21/10 8:03 a.m. Incident- Suspicious … [Read more...] about D.P.S. REPORTS
Statue theft still under investigation
A theft? A harmless prank? Something in between? These labels have been attached to the disappearance of the George Pepperdine statue an event that has become a popular talking point around campus yet remains clouded by rumor and myth as both the University and the heisters remain silent. The only official report of the investigation is the short and vague account in … [Read more...] about Statue theft still under investigation
Judicial action trumps legislation
If you haven't asked or haven't been told you should know that a federal district court recently overturned the military's policy of barring openly gay and lesbian Americans from military service. The Sept. 9 verdict in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States overturned the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. Federal circuit court Judge Virgiia Phillips ruled … [Read more...] about Judicial action trumps legislation